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@uitrit tartes atent @Hina JAMES WRIGHT, OF NEW-YORK, NY., ASSIGNOR TOHIMSELF AANDA FRANCIS BLESSING, OF SAME PLAGE.

Latem Patate No. 65,715, ma Jam 11, 1867.

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TO ALI WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

De it known that I, JAMES WRIGHT, of-the city, county, and State of NewYork,-have invented a new and improved Device for Cleaning the Traps ofWater-Closets; and I do hereby declare that the following `i's a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will ena-ble others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

The drawing represents a side viewpartly in section of my invention.

This invention relates to a device for cleaning. the curved or S-shapedpipe ortraps of water-closets, and consists in the use of a flexiblerod, (orseries of rods'hinged t`ogether,) which is inserted in` the endof the pipe and can accommodate itself to the Vshape of the tube, `so asto clean the same completely. Herctofore great diiculty used to beexperienced in the cleanining of these curved pipes, and much time waslost in the attempt to satisfactorily do it. By my invention the work ismade very easy, as the exible rod will adapt itself at once to the curveof the pipe, and will therefore at once remove any material that mayhave accumulated in the same.

A. represents the trap of awater-closet. B is a straight tubular guide,which, when the trap is to be cleaned, is set upon thel end of thepipeA, as shown. C is a straight metal or other rod, having a handle, D, onits upper end. E E are small metal bars, which are connected one toanother so as to form a long flexible bar, one end of which is pivotedto the lower end of the rod C. `In each joint, between the bars E and C,may be arranged a fridtion-roller, F, the diameter of which should belarger than the width of any of the bars E. The flexible rod is passedthrough the tube B into the pipe A, and when pushed down the links E Ewill be carried through the windings o'f the pipe A, in the manner shownin the drawing. The rollers F will serve to make the parts move easieraround the corners iu the pipe A. Without the guide B this rod could notbe used, las the flexible portion must be longer than the irst straightportion of the pipe A, and would therefore project above the same, andwould be folded together if an attempt were made to push it down intothe trap. In the tube B the exible rod is always kept straight, and canbe easily managed by thc infiexible handle C D.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent I 1. The exiblerod E, when made as described, in combination with the tubular guide Band incxibl handle C D, all made and operating substantially as and forthe purpose herein shown and described.

2. The friction-rollers F, in combination with the links E of theflexible rod and with the handle C D, all made and operatingsubstantially as herein shown and described.

f JAMES WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMAuA, ALEX. F. Ronnnrs.

